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We were excited to try Luca's – it had been highly recommended to us. I'm 6 months pregnant and our little family of 3 (husband, me, and 2-year old son) went for a bite. We ordered the calamari for an appetizer and here's where it went south.
1. On my second bite of calamari, I noticed something cold in my mouth. I started "digging" through the appetizer and found two HUGE globs of completely raw calamari. (The full small squid, not the rings). They were cold, slimy, transparent, and quite obviously NOT cooked.
2. We talked to the waiter and he nonchalantly said, "Oh, I'll have them heat it up." I declined and said we weren't really in the mood for the calamari anymore. Not impressed with such a lackluster response and no apology.
3. A few minutes later, they offered to bring us a substitute appetizer. We said thank you and accepted. The rest of the dinner was good – until the bill came.
4. They CHARGED us $2 more for our substitute appetizer than we would have been charged for the calamari. I was shocked, considering I was served raw squid as a pregnant lady. I talked to the server, and told him I wanted to discuss with a manager.
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6. The new bill comes back, but now, magically, instead of a table of 3, we are a table of 8, and they have added gratuity. We ask the server if it's standard practice. He says "yes". LIE #2!! I ask him to get me a copy of the menu that shows that a party of 3 will be automatically charged. I add that if I get food poisoning, they will have a much bigger problem on their hands.
7. A new manager comes over. We ask him why it shows we are a table of 8, since the first bill did not. He said it's not based on number of people, but on number of items. YES – that bad of a LIE. Lie #3. (Oh, by the way, even with the appetizer, there were only 7 items, not 8 – count before you start lying and digging yourself a worst hole).
8. After we caught the new manager in this third lie, he just said we could leave. And, we did. And, we will NEVER, ever be back. And, I'm contacting the public health department. I wouldn't be so upset if it weren't for the lying and manipulative behavior of at least three of the staff members. Truly the worst dining experience I've ever had.
Wonderful Italian Food – The food is incredible. I have to bring everyone in my family to Luca's any time they visit. I have never had a bad meal at this restaurant. The people are friendly and make you feel welcome. The prices are reasonable for the value given. Everything is fresh and of the highest quality. The price may be high if you are used to Mickey D's or Burger Dudes, but are not expensive at all when going to a fine dining establishment, which this is! The dressing on the salad is made at Luca's, not a bottled brand and the portion is just right. There are salads on the menu that will make a whole meal, but the dinner salad just whets your appetite for the main event. Portion sizes are great. We end up taking home they rest of our meals because we can't finish. Then I get lunch the next day! Almost everything is made from scratch. I Have tried almost everything on the menu and can never wait to go back after each meal. The specials are a little more expensive than the regular fare, but well worth it. And if you are worried about the price, like another reviewer, then go on Thursday or Sunday night, when kids eat free.
small portions / high price – when you arrive you are seated fairly quick. you get a basket of sliced bread, cold and hard. there is olive oil an vinegar on the table to pour if you would like it. The menu was pretty diverse although there were not very many types of pizza to choose from they all sounded the same just had different names. Prices were really high in general, then when I saw how small the portion sizes were, it was even more of a let down. Dinner entrees come with a side salad that has about 15 pieces of lettuce and 2 croutons. Very unimpressed with this resturant. I had expected much much more!
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Murder and stealing $5 are both crimes - they merit the same punishment? I hope you are never a teacher for my kids.
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The boards come in 4' lengths so any addition you make must be in intervals of 4'.
The boards of made of a mix of polyester resin and wood flour. They are hollow with a center support inside. These boards are highly resistant to weather extremes and long lasting.
Here is a link to the boards with more information.
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Batting collapse hands victory to Redbacks
The Queensland Bulls suffered a middle order batting collapse in their attempts to chase down 160 handing a 10 run victory to the West End Redbacks at a sun baked Adelaide Oval.
The visitors lost 3 wickets in the space of 11 deliveries, thanks to two wickets from Nathan Lyon and one from Aaron OBrien to leave their run chase floundering on a hot humid night in Adelaide.
Faced with a run chase of 160 the Bulls got off to a lightning start thanks to Lumb who smashed 24 runs from just 13 deliveries which included 12 runs off the first over bowled by Kieron Pollard.
Despite the great start Lumbs swashbuckling didnt last too much longer thanks to Lyon who picked up a wicket from the first delivery of the 4th over to remove the opener.
Amazingly Lyon struck again 5 balls later to remove Chris Simpson (3) who was stumped by Graham Manou to leave the Bulls 31-2 after 4 overs.
With the double break through made the Redbacks pressed home their advantage during the first 10 overs as James Hopes (4), Lee Carseldine (14) and Craig Philipson (19) were all dismissed cheaply to leave the visitors 68-5.
Nathan Reardon (19) and Ben Dunk (14) offered some resistants with a 6th wicket partnership of 33 but when Reardon was run out by Pollard the Bulls quickly capitulated.
With lower order wickets tumbling Pollard completed his last game for the Redbacks by bowling Brad Ipson (16) with his last delivery before returning to the Caribbean later this week.
Having won the toss the Redbacks recovered from the loss of Michael Klinger in the first over to set the Bulls a victory target of 160. With the temperature reaching 36 degrees Klinger (6) succumb to the left arm spin of Brad Ipson who dismissed the Redbacks skipper with just the 4 delivery of the match.
Despite the early setback; opener Daniel Harris (45) and new partner Daniel Christian (41) made amends with a second wicket partnership of 88 as the Bulls bowlers wilted in the evening sun.
The pair attacked the visitors bowlers dispatching them for 10 fours and 2 sixes during a partnership which last just over 8 overs but threatened to take the game away from the Bulls.
With a total of 200 looking possible James Hopes finally made the breakthrough removing Christian (41) who was stumped by wicket keeper Ben Dunk after misjudging a full length yorker.
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Moorhead girl sets up lemonade stand for disabled and ill childrenMoorhead, MN (WDAY TV)-- If there is any day to celebrate the benefits of lemonade, we're talking about the next 24 hours. Our heat will be memorable and sometimes unbearable. But for the young Moorhead girl, it means making dreams come true.
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Seven year-old Addison Loerzel has a lemonade stand that will help wishes come true for disabled and ill children. She knows what that feels like.
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Marisa Loerzel: "It will be one of the first trips she has been on a real vacation that didn't involve doctor's appointments."
Addison's trip is covered, but the second grader is hosting the lemonade stand for unselfish, beautiful reasons. That's right; Addison is doing this to raise money for other kids on the waiting list.
Marisa Loerzel : " She loves her life, and she doesn't let her disability slow her down."
Disneyworld, here she comes; A spunky Moorhead girl who cannot wait to meet Cinderella. The two beauties will have dinner together. We all know who the real princess is: The one sitting out in the heat and humidity, selling cupcakes, cookies & lemonade and marketing a whole lot of love.
Marisa Loerzel: "She teaches us there are no limitations and if there are limitations, you bring it on yourself. She is the perfect example that if you want to do something, you just do it."
The 7 year-old sold $700 in lemonade and treats from three until six Monday evening.
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Bell-less, Whistle-less, Damn Good French Toast
Author Notes: There are things in life that just ought to be simple, and to my taste buds, French toast is one of them. Mine has only three ingredients, depending on the quality of the bread to carry the dish, and the quality of the accompanying butter and syrup to finish the dish to perfection. It is critically important to use good quality challah for French toast. I had no idea how important until I tried it the first time. I'll never go back. Fresh fruit is an acceptable add-on, but preserve me from cinnamon, confectioners sugar, and the like. - Kayb - Kayb
Food52 Review: There's nothing to making this French toast. But there is one thing that makes it exceptional: cream. KayB cuts to the chase, forgoing spices and extracts, and focussing instead on eggs, cream and challah. You whip together the eggs and cream, which form a custardy mixture, then dip the eggy bread into this custard -- make sure to gently squeeze the bread with your fingertips to draw the eggs and cream to the center -- and fry them in butter. Outside is a crisp crepe-like shell. Inside, pudding. What are you waiting for? - A&M - A&M
Serves 4
- 1 loaf challah bread
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- butter, for grilling and serving
- Good maple syrup, for serving
- Slice challah into 3/4 to 1-inch thick slices.
- Whisk together eggs and cream.
- Heat a griddle or flat grill pan over medium high heat, and add 1 tbsp butter for every two pieces of French toast it will accommodate; swirl butter around to cover surface.
- Dip slice of bread in egg and cream; flip and repeat. Add to griddle, and grill until golden (approximately 90 seconds) on one side; flip and repeat.
- Serve with additional butter, if desired, and good quality maple syrup. The experience is enhanced with the addition of good quality smoked bacon.
- Your Best French Toast Contest Winner!
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27 days ago Tracie
I love how easy and absolutely delicious this recipe is. It's a great simple dish that I feel like I can now make without a recipe and it still turns out delicious! Thank you!
about 1 month ago grasspress
here's another fast and easy french toast recipe for cooks with kids still in the house and who are still working and don't have time for 'preparation'. i use the 'hawaiian' bread cut into slices, but i'm sure you can use any bread you have around that is near its shelf life. now, you will have to gauge the ingredients to your audience, but it's a forgiving recipe so don't fret. pour about a cup and a half (or more, depending on need) of half n half into a pie pan, add a few tablespoons of sugar, a shake of salt, a few eggs and then mix well with a fork. add a few sprinkles of cinnamon and stir again. get your griddle hot and slick (spray or small amount of cooking oil) and then dip your cut bread slices in the mix, first one side then the other, place on griddle and cook one side to your liking, flip and cook the other. add more ingredients to the pie pan to finish up your slices, if needed. keep your butter handy to spread over the toast as soon as it comes off the griddle. this keeps your kids from having to do it and messing up the butter dish and reduces the messes you will have to clean up later. if you don't trust your kids to appreciate expensive maple syrup, make up a simple syrup (half water, half sugar, heated, with a drop or two of maple flavoring) and serve the little buggers. they'll love it! or at least my kids did.
about 1 month ago Mulzee
I just made this for breakfast and it was absolutely delicious. I didn't have Challah bread on hand but will definitely try that next time. Thanks for the great and simple recipe!
3 months ago Lorraine
I like to dry the bread out just a bit on a cookie sheet in a 200 degree oven to keep it from getting soggy. Also, I sometimes add a bit of orange extract to the eggs for a citrusy accent.
5 months ago sandra
ok not to sound stupid but what is Challah bread and what can I use to subsitute
5 months ago Kayb
Challah is the traditional Jewish "braided bread." It's heavy on eggs -- any brioche-type loaf would probably work.
5 months ago Dalia Rosales Arend Rosales
Sounds good. I will miss the cinnamon. I usually use Hawaiian bread. Get the apple bacon at Trader Joe's.
4 months ago April
oh yes, the applewood smoked bacon at Trader Joe's is the best!
5 months ago Bonita Quick
WOW! i just printed this recipe,its beeen a long time since I had some real good french toast,sounds delish!!!!
5 months ago Mat
You should only use REAL maple syrup not some commercial concoction claiming to be real or even phony maple syrup
5 months ago dymnyno
Of course!!!!
5 months ago dymnyno
My own French toast is also so so simple...I use Bouchon Bakery brioche bread loaf and cut thick slices. I usually slip in a little cinnamon and nutmeg, too.
5 months ago maybelle
yumee, what kind of cream, is it whippped cream, please. thanks
5 months ago Molly
Yes - heavy cream is also known as heavy whipping cream in the dairy section near the milk.
about 1 year ago millicent
Made this for breakfast with my left over oatmeal-molasses bread and it was delicious. I made it for two so used 1 egg and 1/8 cup cream and it worked a treat. Delicious. Saved and will definitely serve with bacon next time.
over 1 year ago AY2013
THIS Recipe is THE BEST FRENCH TOAST Recipe I've tried! Challah bread works wonders! I became a top chef in my house!! I did add some cinnamon for that breakfast flavor and it was awesome! I will always use this recipe from now on! Thank you!
almost 2 years ago Genglish
We use day old brioche and add a bit of warm honey to the custard mix. Finishing it off in the oven for a few minutes gives it a nice airy finish.
about 2 years ago lschrive
I love french toast, but have never used challah bread until today - I may never go back!!! Thanks for the simple and AMAZING recipe!
about 2 years ago ruzyreez
I found this recipe and made it for breakfast this morning - I used Texas Toast bread instead of challah bread. The bread was thick and was able to absorb the cream & milk without turning soggy or falling apart. It turned out awesome! :)
about 2 years ago steph.luv
Made this for Saturday breakfast and it was delicious! I normally do french toast with eggs and a splash of milk but never again. I didn't use challah bread as I had no idea where to get it but I got a lovely tin loaf that I cut into thick slices and it worked a trick.
Thanks for the recipe :)
over 2 years ago AmyRuth
I'm going to need a recipe for real challah bread. There isn't a bakery in town who makes it. Anyone have one they like? I love french toast, carbs and all.
4 months ago April
Hey Amy Ruth, you might have already found this but here it is:
over 2 years ago ubs2007
Excellent recipe: simple and outstanding! Made this today on a very cold NYC morning! My 4.5 yr old and I LOVED it!
over 2 years ago Kayb
So glad you enjoyed! I also just recently learned you can cook a whole loaf, then heat it up in the toaster oven for a quick breakfast for snack!
over 2 years ago kaysee
really great challah is indeed crucial for an awesome french toast. this is a great easy recipe. definitely bacon on the side!!
over 2 years ago durun99
I just started making this recently and it has already become the go-to French toast recipe in our house.


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A good friend of mine sent me a great e-mail, actually exposing and explaining why he, as well as a large cross-section of Americans are ready to guide our country back to the way our Founding Fathers envisioned it. .At age 76 he realizes that the American people, like him, have reached the tipping point and the 2010 elections are not about Democrats, or Republicans, or Independents, but about the future of our country as we know it and as our Founding Fathers expected it to be. He is concerned, like many of us, that his children and grandchildren and their fellow citizens are in jeopardy of totally loosing the foundation that has made America the greatest beacon of liberty and wealth creation the world has ever seen. It is this latter concern that compels me to share and incorporate some of his thoughts in this writing.
Everyone who follows politics knows that politicians of every stripe spin issues and orient and/or filter data for their own best interests, often without regard for the truth. Further, it is for me and should be for us all, painful to include in the same sentence the words President of the United States and liar. Sadly, today, the current President makes it impossible to avoid this and still even touch truth. With all ideology aside, and only relying on facts and expert analysis, I share the analysis below with you, focusing on healthcare, jobs, and the debt/deficit issues. I leave you to your own assessments as to whether our President has blatantly lied to us. I call it Doubletalk, but like my friend says we have actually been lied to.
Here are some of what President Obama said as a Presidential candidate and as a President:
1-Agreed to accept public financing, but after winning the Democrat nomination for President reneged and went on to raise over $600 million outspending McCain, by over a margin of 2 to 1. McCain, by the way committed to public financing and stuck to it.
2-All legislations under my administration will be televised live on C-SPAN. Ask yourself - How many back rooms deals took place to pass Obamacare, and was any of this shown on C-SPAN?
3-There will be "Real Bipartisanship" in my administration. It is widely known that Republicans were left out of all negotiations and all their proposals were either not considered or promptly dismissed by the likes of Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid with President Obama's support.
4-No Lobbyist will ever be allowed in my administration. Check the list of Obama staff members but how about Eric Holder, Obama's Attorney General was registered to lobby until 2004 on behalf of clients including Global Crossing, a bankrupt telecommunications firm. He is probably the most prominent lobbyist in the Obama Administration.
5-No earmarks allowed from Congress. From the Stimulus to every other bill passed by the Democrat controlled Congress, earmarks and prok continues. It is business as usual.
6-Claimed that he never heard the so-called Reverend Jeremiah Wright say anything racist or against the US. Well Obama attendedt his church for 20 years, but maybe he was not paying attention to Wright's sermons.
7-The US is not a Christian nation. The truth is that over 75% of Americans are Christians.
8-Obama said: "If you actually took the number of Muslim Americans, we'd be one of the largest Muslim countries in the world," In actuality, the US ranks about 35th or 36th in the world with about 6 million Muslims, which represents about 2% of the total US population and about 0.6% of the Muslims in the world (estimated to be over 1 billion worldwide)
9-Approving the $800+ billion stimulus will keep unemployment under 8%. The truth is that it has been well over 9 % for the last 18 months.
1 Healthcare:
We were told by Obama and his Congressional Democrat majority (House and Senate) among other things, that the healthcare plan would bend the cost curve down, cover 32 million more Americans, never make a senior change doctors, or impact seniors' care despite the ~ $500 billion dollar cut from Medicare, never require rationing as the so called "death panels" were an outright lie from the opponents of Obamacare,. The president also told us that 'If you like your present health insurance, you can keep it'. He also said that with the added new requirements, it would reduce the federal deficit. One's common sense refutes that, and the numerical and other facts support yours, and mine, common sense.
Point#1 – Richard Foster, The Medicare chief actuary [the one person in charge of all Medicare numbers] testified as follows:
- Medicare payment rates for doctors and hospitals serving seniors will be cut by 30% over the next three years
- In the first full 10 years of implementation, total cuts for Medicare A and B will be $1.05 trillion, and in the first full 20 years $4.95 trillion (with these cuts what do you think will happen to seniors' healthcare?).
- The new law also both provides for and mandates additional cuts by the Payment Advisory Board which can not now be quantified
- There were over 10 million seniors on Medicare Advantage [an HMO like option] and he estimated that over half will be forced to lose their plan as a result of the Obama funding plan – that means they lose both their current insurance and the doctor networks within their plan
- Two thirds of hospitals today lose money on Medicare payments and with the new cuts it is almost a certainty that many will shut down and or stop serving Medicare patients (the .Mayo family clinic in Glendale, northwest of Phoenix took such a step already this past summer) The CIGNA Insurance company recently reported that 92,000 senior in 27 states will lose some portions of their health care coverage and more is coming reductions are on the way that will affect many more people.
A recent Heritage Foundation study projects that 7.4 million of the 11.3 million enrollees in Medicare Advantage will lose their coverage as a result of Obamacare and that most of Obama's Medicare Advantage cuts will hit those with income of less than $32,400 per year. (so much for "caring" for the people with the least financial means).
The Wall Street Journal reported that insurance carriers "plan to raise premiums for some Americans as a direct result" of ObamaCare,
Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius sent a threatening and coercive letter to Karen Ignani, President of America's Health Insurance Plan (AHIP), who had exposed the problems with Obamacare, warning that "there will be zero tolerance for this type of misinformation" This is the kind of tactic seen in Castro's Cuba, Hugo Chavez Venezuela, Stalin during his Soviet Union reign.amongst many other world present and past dictatorships.
As a result of this threat from Ms Sebelius. Congressmen Barton, Shimkus and Burgess' sent a letter to her states, in part: "As you may know, this is not the first attempt to silence critics of the new health care law. Soon after its passage, several companies disclosed cost increases on their balance sheets as required by the law's changes. The Democratic Majority on the Committee on Energy and Commerce immediately questioned these cost increases and demanded documents as proof. When those documents proved not only that the disclosures were required by law and valid, but also that the companies were each debating whether it even made sense to maintain their health plans in the future, the investigation was quietly shut down."
The Washington Examiner reports: "Major employers like AT&T, Caterpillar, John Deere, and Verizon have already reported massive cost increases due to the new healthcare law."
The Associated Press is reporting that the cost of health insurance is already going through the roof: "Premiums may be out of reach. In many states, people in their 40s and 50s face monthly premiums ranging from $400 to $600 and higher."
The Associated Press also reports: "In states where the federal government runs the program directly, the insurance plan doesn't provide coverage for prescription drugs until people have met a $2,500 annual deductible. 'Applying this high ... deductible to the pharmacy benefit is a real barrier to consumer access to medications,'
And when Barack Obama said that you would be able to keep your current plan and your current doctor, he lied again.
Emily Miller with Human Events states: "Businesses will be forced to change their employees' healthcare plans in order to meet the new regulations. An estimated 69% of businesses will be forced to change their plans, forcing countless millions of Americans to change plans and doctors." She goes on: "Anthem Blue Cross, Aetna Inc. and other insurance agencies are dropping child-only policies, citing huge, unexpected costs from ObamaCare. An estimated half a million children in the United States will be affected by the policies."
And when Barack Obama promised that everyone would have increased access to health insurance... well, the opposite is turning out to be true.
Point #2 – An independent study by one of the leading think tanks determined that health care premiums will rise in the near term by a minimum of 10 to 13% - it has never been refuted.
Point #3 – Of the 32 million with added coverage, ~ 17 million are planned to go on Medicaid – the States must fund a large % of Medicaid and thus the new healthcare law puts States in a terrible posture of huge unfunded mandates even as they are in huge deficit positions today.
Point #4 – Even the administration now acknowledges that about 60% of current insurance policies will disappear over time as a result of "Obamacare". So much for Obama's statement and promise " If you like you current plan or your doctor, you will be able to keep it".
Point #5 - despite all experts agreeing that medical costs are highly driven by litigation costs, "Obamacare", as a payoff to the trial lawyers who support the Administration, legal or "tort" reform was never included in any part of the current law. Or worse yet, it was not even considered.
With all these facts and analysis coupled with the declared shortage of Doctors, how could anyone remotely conclude that this "Obamacare" will do anything but raise costs and the deficit; result in huge rationing and loss of service for seniors, require many seniors to be forced to new polices and new doctors, and also add bankruptcy like pressures to State budgets. All this on top of the huge wealth redistribution plan of forcing U.S. citizens to buy healthcare insurance even if they are young and healthy and do not want it or believe they need it, or be fined. Now, because of the many States that are suing on the constitutionally of forcing Americans to buy a product or commercial item whether they want it or not, in another game of doubletalk by the President and his Congressional lackeys they are trying to call this mandate a "special tax". However, that is not what is on the bill, since Congressional Democrats who voted for the bill (read Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, and their majorities in the House and Senate) did not want to look like they were "raising" taxes.
Names are important, and of course there are no "death panels" in any law. However, if seniors are denied the care they need for a reasonable quality of life or to save their life, by either an advisory board based on cost benefit models or by inherent rationing due to these large Medicare funding reductions, fewer doctors and hospitals, you can bet it will look like a death panel to them at that time. Not any different than the UK National Healthcare System.
What is going on and the fact that President Obama and his team has resorted to demonization and threats to their opponents, brings to mind what President Thomas Jefferson once said; "When governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny."
2 Jobs:
Clearly, the root issue today is about jobs. So many Americans are impacted by lack of full time employment that it is likely the key driver in all the problems we face. Consider the following points.
Point #1 – The President pushed through Congress a 2000 plus page, $800+ billion "Stimulus" law with no one having read it prior to voting. We were told that:
- unemployment, then at 7.7% would be held below 8%
- it would add over 3 million jobs, largely in the private sector and most "shovel ready" meaning a quick impact.
- The accounting would be tight as every dollar would be spent wisely.
Point #2 - The bill has grown to almost one trillion dollars.
Point #3 – The unemployment rate has gone from the 7.7% to as high as 10 and is now 9.6%. This means we have lost another 3 million jobs net even as total government employment has risen by at least 100,000..
Point #4 – A large part of the funding was directed to transfer payments to States which have zero impact on real job creation.
Point #5 – The government internet reporting on the Stmulus is saturated with hundreds of projects that have absolutely nothing to do with job creation and are direct paybacks to Ms. Pelosi's, et all, and their friends, wasting billions of dollars and keeping American in the unemployment ranks.
Point #6 – Perhaps the most painful point of all. Economists use long agreed formulas for defining unemployment and full employment [full employment is interestingly defined as a 5% unemployment rate and the employment rate published by the Labor Dep't includes only certain elements]. Normally this is not an issue. However, today, it is stated that there are about 15 million unemployed in a labor pool of slightly over 150 million which gives rise to the rate of about 10%. Sad news is that in the labor market today, there are about 8 million Americans working part time and/or at reduced wages on a non-volunteer basis and over 2 million who have looked so long without success that they have dropped out for now. Thus, today, and every politician and media pundit knows it, there are 25 million Americans who want full time employment and don't have it. That means the real unemployment rate is about 17% [or one in every sixth American].
Point #7 – With full knowledge of all the above, The President goes on TV after a recent Department of Labor report and states that the Stimulus is a success and we are making progress just less than we hoped. He further states that we have created or saved jobs every month this year. Yet we are now in the 18th month with unemployment rate well over 9%. How cruel and distorted would a leader have to be to tell people struggling to keep their families warm,/dry/fed and safe that we are going in the right direction, just give us a little more time, knowing full well that their plight is likely to go on for a long time since his policies are not working? Furthermore, our economy is always adding and losing jobs, so the so-called number of jobs created is irrelevant, what is important is the net numbers of job gained and concurrent reduction in the unemployment rate, so the real story is that Obama's ( as well as Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid's Democrat allies) plan have not resulted in job creation. We continue stuck with an unemployment rate of between 9 and 10% with no end in sight.
Point #8 – While all this is upon us, the Obama administration, as a token for their extreme environmental left, limits drilling and even put a moratorium in the Gulf of Mexico against the recommendations of the scientists that Obama himself asked to analyze the issue (Presidential Doubletalk again?). This moratorium has caused a worse job impact for the people in that area than the BP goof itself. Talk about adding insult to injury., but leave it to President Obama and his Democrat Congress to continue their doubletalk and failed policies.
# 3 - The Deficit
There is no question that the current administration has taken us into a debt posture that already has devastating consequences. While American families at almost every level, in a common sense approach, reduce their spending profile to accommodate reduced income, the administration and Congress has ignored the issue at a national level, except to try and assure us it is a concern on their agenda and it is all "Bush's fault".
Point #1 – clearly the last administration went off the spending ranch in the last several years. It was simply a disgrace. But having said that go to the following points.
Point#2 – Obama likes to say that the day he arrived he had a $1.3 trillion dollar instant surprise and a $3 trillion short term problem. Not exactly the full picture. As I have read the picture, the last full Bush year deficit was something under $500 billion and the next year forecast was about $1.1 trillion [largely driven by TARP solution to the "liquidity" problem]. The next four years had a projected deficit of under $3 trillion. All of this pretty bad. However, in his first year in office, Obama raised the 1.1 trillion by around $350 billion to almost $1.5 trillion budget deficit, and nearly doubled the four year number to about $7 trillion . Not exactly addressing the problem; particularly since the costs of the healthcare and financial regulation are not fully included. Also, there is the "little" secret that Democrat Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi and Democrat Majority Leader Harry Reid do not want you to know. The Democrats took Congress in the 2006 Congressional election, so that they have been in control for the last 4 years and those of you who understand the US Constitution, Congress is the one that passes the budget. They are the ones that loaded these budgets with more and more unaffordable programs. You can blame Bush for not vetoing the 2007 and 2008 budgets, but Obama, instead of slowing down the uncontrollable spending, has kept on adding more to the deficit.
Point #3 – The ten year Obama deficit is stated as around $21 trillion, which is frightening enough but still does not include all his program costs, and there are estimates that even ignoring the unfunded mandates of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid could well exceed 30 trillion, with some economist talking about even worse than that number when all costs are finally defined. While all the numbers are clearly suspect due to lack of details, the following provides a pretty clear picture:
- The current and next fiscal year budget is based on borrowing (mostly from China) 40 cents of every dollar the federal government spends. Totally unheard of since WWII.
- The Obama budgets in the ten year planning cycle are currently estimated to exceed the sum of all deficits of every previous administration from President George Washington, to President George W Bush, and all big ticket items as a result of the recent new laws and unfunded mandates are not yet included.
- We can openly expect to hear a recommendation of a VAT (Value Added Tax), the stealth tax that taxpayers can not see or track but will noticeably raise the cost of almost everything we buy; i.e. it will look like inflation impacts to the buyers and hit the lowest earners the hardest which means more government subsidies to add more budget pressures.
- The picture is frighteningly clear – higher taxes, higher inflation, slower economic growth and the evaporation of the American dream we have for our children and grandchildren. We are being led to the old European model even as France, Germany and the UK rush to abandon it as they now have proof it has failed.
What do we need to do?
Election day is less than a month away. On Tuesday November 2, 2010, we need to take our country back to the principles and values that we inherited from our Founding Fathers. We need to send President Obama and his Democrat lackeys a strong message by voting against every Congressman and Senator who voted for Obamacare, who voted for a Stimulus program that has not created jobs, but saddled our children and grandchildren with trillions of dollars of debt and increased our dependence on China to lend us money (via the purchase of ever larger number of Treasury Bills).
I close this writing with:
Don't forget to update your calendar and Vote on Election day!. On November 2nd, THROW OUT THE TRASH!
God Bless America!
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hunkajunk writes:
You are allowed to vote in ONE district. that"s all. therefore you can't vote against all those people you want out. We will be stuck with Mack again, the other rep from Ca
- October 9, 2010
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rlberkley writes:
You right wing types want cuts in Federal spending. From where do you expect those cuts to come? So let's keep that top 2% of earners rolling in money and offset the $700 million their lower taxes cost by cutting Medicare, Social Security (the largest entitlement programs), trashing public education and the like. You can't have it both ways. If you cut taxes and cut spending there will be costs that every American will feel, including you.
- October 9, 2010
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big_peach_e writes:
Another party of NO fan with amnesia for the years 2000-2008 when their pal W squandered the Clinton surplus, gave tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans, had a net loss in job creation, and squandered lives and money in Iraq.....and now want those same guys back in office......HELL NO!
- October 15, 2010
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LibertarianLady writes:
in response to big_peach_e:
Another party of NO fan with amnesia for the years 2000-2008 when their pal W squandered the Clinton surplus, gave tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans, had a net loss in job creation, and squandered lives and money in Iraq.....and now want those same guys back in office......HELL NO!
I am so sick of liberals holding up Clinton as the great surplus king. The TRUTH is, the Republicans were the majority in the house then (much like the Dems were during the latter Bush years, when the economy went into the toilet)
It was Newt Gingrich who was responsible for putting taxes in place. We were heading towards a high deficit for a decade to come.
So please spare me the comments. Check the FACTS, not Clinton's claims. He was trying to pass Hillarycare!
I am no Bush fan, but the dems were in control of the house during the banking crisis. They passed the legislation that forced banks into giving loans to people who could not pay them back.
Libs never bring facts; just what they hear from Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann. Pffft
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LibertarianLady writes:
in response to rlberkley:
You right wing types want cuts in Federal spending. From where do you expect those cuts to come? So let's keep that top 2% of earners rolling in money and offset the $700 million their lower taxes cost by cutting Medicare, Social Security (the largest entitlement programs), trashing public education and the like. You can't have it both ways. If you cut taxes and cut spending there will be costs that every American will feel, including you.
Why don't we start with the spending????
9000 ear marks in the Stimulus Bill!
Let's CUT Obamacare. It's a job-killer and we cannot afford it! Let's get the economy stable before we overload it with MORE entitlements.
You LEFT WING types don't see that we are headed towards a Euro-style government. Have you looked at British health care? HAVE YOU?
Do some research and then bring your FACTS, not your rhetoric.
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What's the sign for chillin'?
Holly Maniatty of Falmouth demonstrates her live music signing technique to the lyrics of Wu-Tang Clan's "Protect Ya Neck." Here she signs: "So what's up, man?"
Photos by John Ewing/Staff Photographer
"Coolin', man."
Does it vary from state to state? Is it different depending on who is doing the chillin'?
When you spend hundreds of hours preparing to translate a rap concert into American Sign Language, as Holly Maniatty of Falmouth does, these are things you think about.
At least, she does.
"Well, if a grandmother was chillin', doing nothing, it would probably be this," said Maniatty, holding her hands up fairly daintily, a pleasant grin on her face.
"But if it's a member of (rap group) Wu-Tang Clan chillin', it would be like this," she said with an intense expression in her eyes and her hands held higher.
Maniatty, 33, interprets 30 to 40 live music concerts a year. It's a passionate sideline to her main job as an ASL translator for a company that helps hearing-impaired people make phone calls.
Her speed and skill interpreting rap gained her worldwide Internet fame earlier this month when videos of her signing lyrics rapped by Wu-Tang Clan at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Tennessee went viral.
Clips of her signing at break-neck speed appeared on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on ABC and on "Chelsea Lately" on the E! cable network.
In the videos, Maniatty's hands, head and body move so fluidly, and so rapidly, that she looks like she's dancing to the rap beats. But she makes it clear that while she loves rap music, she is definitely not dancing.
"Everything I do is very strategic, to convey the emotion, the beat," said Maniatty, sitting outside a cafe last week near her South Portland office. "If the beat is 'boom, chica boom,' I might move one way, but then it might change and the moves are different. There was one line (at Bonnaroo) where they talked about getting pulled 'waaaay over,' so I leaned back to emphasize that."
Maniatty's passion for her profession has made her a sought-after ASL interpreter nationwide and earned praise from entertainers, audience members and her peers.
"One thing that makes Holly stand out among the group is her ability to keep calm and think quick," said ASL interpreter Jenn Abbott of Long Island, N.Y., who signed alongside Maniatty at Bonnaroo. "She has such an amazing grasp and understanding of American Sign Language that the craziest of rap freestyles cause this switch to flip, and she's so on point, it's amazing."
Maniatty grew up in Newport, Vt., near the Canadian border, where her mother worked in advertising at the local newspaper.
As a youngster, she thought she'd grow up to be an artist. She loved visuals and working with her hands.
In high school, she was searching the website of the Rochester (N.Y.) Institute of Technology because she had heard about its graphic design programs, and came across information on its sign-language programs. Although she was never exposed to the idea before, she knew at that moment it was what she wanted to do.
Maniatty got a degree in American Sign Language and went on to get a National Interpreter Certification: Master classification, as well as a Certificate of Interpretation and Certificate of Transliteration.
She moved from Rochester to the Portland area in 2003 and has been here since.
Maniatty first got into interpreting at concerts -- which she mostly does as a volunteer, without pay -- in Rochester about 10 years ago. A deaf patron made a request (which is how most concerts come to have interpreters) for an interpreter at a Marilyn Manson concert.
Other interpreters turned it down. Maniatty, who loves all music and became a big rap fan in college, thought it would be fun to interpret the lyrics of the controversial rocker.
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"Chillin' chillin'"
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Holly Maniatty has made a name for herself as a sign language interpreter for live music concerts. "Everything I do is very strategic, to convey the emotion, the beat," she said, mugging here with the sign for "camera."


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201 S Estes Dr, Chapel Hill, NC | Directions 2751435.926508 -79.028074
Sun 5pm-9pm; Mon 10:30am-2pm; Mon 5pm-9pm; Tue 10:30am-2pm; Tue 5pm-9pm; Wed 10:30am-2pm; Wed 5pm-9pm; Thu 10:30am-2pm; Thu 5pm-9pm; Fri 10:30am-2pm; Fri 5pm-9:30pm; Sat 12pm-9:30pm
An ethnic panorama in cuisine, interior design, music, and staff. – Spice Street is an artful representation of the confluence of diverse peoples in modern America. Something about the eating experience is mystical. It must be the physical set-up - the high ceilings, the fountain of water, the relationship of lighting and space, the Arabic food - that makes me feel I am eating fruits in the garden of Eden. The menu, the interior design, the wait and culinary staff merge the whole world in one kitchen and dining room. Some think the colors, sounds, and smells fight, but I see a microcosm of the mosaic that is Chapel Hill. What an appropriate restaurant to have in this town. It is a total testament to our cosmopolitan, open-minded, forward-moving community.
The food service is simply remarkable. The staff gave me a tour behind the scenes. I inspected the kitchen and the two room-sized fridges. The kitchen is at the heart of the restaurant. It is meticulously organized and clean. The vegetable storage is stocked with fresh, whole produce - pyramids of romaine lettuce, eggplant, okra, chickpeas, parsley, cilantro, tomatoes, russet potatoes, zucchini, green chili, red bell peppers, yellow squash, onions, yardlong beans. Raw black and white chocolates and custards sit behind a smaller glass fridge. In the meat storage are packages of fresh squid, beef steaks, whole chicken. The head baker kneads dough and bakes pastries and bread in a large oven in the center of the kitchen. If you imagine that Spice Street is overpriced, you do undercredit the freshness of the food and the authenticity of its preparation. Seven dollars for a Fatouche Salad is a pretty good deal, considering that Spice Street has "kept it real," or at least as real as it can get on Estes Drive.
I recommend that you have lunch or dinner at Spice Street. You would have a luxurious and delicious experience, but just as important, you would patronize the local color(s)!
Going downhill....try somewhere new instead. – My boyfriend and I went to Spice Street last year and had a great experience. We've gone back 3 times since then and things have been progressively worse each time. The food tends to be bland-- tonight I had orange beef and perhaps one bite actually had orange flavor. The service tends to be poor-- there are lots of waitstaff, but little coordination between them and simple requests take forever to fill. We've had problems with our orders in the past, but been unable to flag down a server within 15 minutes to fix the issue. I would suggest trying somewhere new-- there are a lot of new restaurants in the Triangle and I've had better experiences at most for much less money.
This place is not worth it – We also went to Spice Street on Valentines Day. Even with a reservation, we sat in the bar 20 min past our reservation time. The service was very slow and the food was very uneven. One entree (bouillabaisse) was excellent; the other (fillet mignon) was badly overcooked. We were eventually able to get the server?s attention, the meat replaced, and removed from the check. We also experienced the "intimate dining" seating at card-tables, the knee slamming and uncomfortable seating (see an earlier poster). There are too many excellent dining options in the Triangle to have to put up with this place. I would never go back.
beautifully presented with good service though food had its ups and downs – I went there for lunch because it was on the way home from UNC, and being very finicky about food in general, this gets a moderately positive review. I ordered steak and frites with sweet tea alongside. They started with this complimentary fresh baked thin bread to put a wonderful olive tapenade on--delish.The tea was remarkably fresh, always a good sign. The ambience was really delightful, too, right down to the bathrooms having raised sinks and teak counters scattered around different parts of the restaurant. Service was grade A (could only have been improved, perhaps, with an earlier "how is it," though having a bit of time alone with my food was, too, appreciated). My central problem came with one part, though only one, of my food. My portions were closer to $20 than $12, not complaining mind you! The frites=perfect in texture, flavor, etc. though they could stand to offer more dipping sauces if they want to use the Belgian term. The steak=tender, served with a red pepper sauce that was great, not my usual cut of choice but still well-prepared, but oops, I could only eat 3 bites... coated in fresh ground pepper was good... salt being heavily added along with the pepper (probably to make it seem hotter)... ugh. I just couldn't do it. Not enough water in the world could get that "just ran a mile" sweat taste out of my mouth-was just too salty. That said, she asked if I wanted a box, and when I said I couldn't eat any more b/c it was too salty... no problem, taken off the bill. When she asked if there was anything else she could get me, I pondered and asked about dessert-anything salt-containing was unwelcome by then. I got a bloodorange sorbet for $4, and it was enough to serve 2--2 very large scoops, like Ben and Jerry's size scoops, beautiful and fresh. All in all, I'd probably go back and give it another try, being mindful to ask about anything that might be too salty and probably just steering clear of soups and the like.
Bland Street – Made the mistake of taking my wife here for Valentine's Day. Now I know why the restaurant was not crowded. Shame on me for not making reservations elsewhere earlier.
Our crabcake appetizer was very bland, the lobster bisque was overly salty, and our meals were average (that's being kind) - overly oily and overcooked. Certainly not worthy of the price of the meal.
On top of this, they had set up small card-tables for "intimate dining". We slammed our kneecaps sitting down and were not comfortable throughout our meal due to the limited legroom.
The staff seemed pleasant and attentive, but I would not return for a meal. The best part of our evening was going to Southern Seasons to select take-away desserts.
Tacky-Disrespectful-Bad Business Sense – For a restaurant in that price range-etiquette is a must.
Please! If there are customers in the restaurant do not come out with a crate of glasses to put on the tables without covering up the sides of the crate at the very least.
The sushi bar-yikes-what a mess and that is one of the first things one sees coming into the restaurant-what message do you think that sends?
The bar-what's with bringing out the garbage bins whiles there are customers sitting at the bar? Very disgusting.
Please some finesse and decorum that befits a restaurant of your stature is in order please.
The food and presentation was yummy and pretty but the other distractions really wrecked the overall experience for me.
Please take this criticism as constructive and do something about the whole dining experience and not just the food.
Bland, uninspired food – I can't figure out why anyone would give this restaurant a good rating. The food is sub-standard, the atmosphere is contrived and unsophisticated (the abominable artwork doesn't help) and the staff seems on-edge. I ate with three others and had a chance to try many different dishes. The first blunder was a salmon roll, which we received and mistook for a donut. I'm all for experimentation with new tastes and textures, but some ideas should never be realized. Such as DEEP FRYING a salmon roll so that it is inconceivably salty, heavy, and rather disgusting. None of the other dishes tasted fresh, flavorful or unusual in any way. This restaurant has the feel of a chain but with higher prices. Definitely would not return.
Insensitive artwork and spoiled food. – The food is usually good but inconsistent. Sometimes it is spoiled and I have gotten sick from the food once. It is not wholesome in its decor or family friendly as the tasteless art in the entryway precludes this.
interesting look, but... – I would rather drink and dance there. It has a sophistication to it, a place the mature crowd can "hang-out" if you will. Though I wasn't convinced on the meal. It could be enjoyable.
extraordinary food, the details are amazing – this place has changed so much for the better that I really dont know where to begin..they have a new chef, a great new menu, the lunch is incredible, the prices are great..but the dinner is amazing, the fish we had there recently was the best i have ever had, after traveling the world and eating in hundreds of resturants, the thing i like most are the salads, the best in the triangle..you can see all the work that goes into making a perfect salad..the chef came to our table and brought our daughter a rabbit shaped cookie with vanilla ice crean bunny tail, she loved it .
the wine list needs serious work, and the manager is not very helpful, but the food is worth it.
we had a large party and the service and food were excellent and really beautiful food too,
we plan to go back often, on sunday night they have 1/2 price bottles of wine, the patio is gorgeous and our waiter was very very good on the night we sat out there. go to this place.
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